Herb Sies

Dale Hubert "Herb" Sies (January 2, 1893 – October 17, 1954) was an American football player and coach. He was born on January 2, 1893 in Ames, Iowa and attended Davenport High School. He enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh,[1] where he played football as a guard. Sies was named a consensus All-American in 1917.[2] Seis played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and its predecessor, the American Professional Football Association. Sies began his professional playing career with the Cleveland Tigers in 1920 for whom he started one game. The following season, he played for the Dayton Triangles as a right guard. That season, he started in nine games, and the following year, he started in eight games.[3] In 1923, he both played for and served as the head coach for the Rock Island Independents.[3][4] Sies coached his team to an 8–2–3 record to finish 12th in the league.[4] He started in eight games for the Independents and made good three field goals and eight extra point attempts. That season, Collyer's Eye magazine named Sies to its All-NFL second team.[5] In 1924, he returned to Dayton for his final season. He made one field goal attempt for the Triangles.[3]

Herb Sies
Born:January 2, 1893
Ames, Iowa, United States
Died:October 17, 1954(1954-10-17) (aged 61)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Career information
Position(s)Guard, Tackle
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
CollegePittsburgh
High schoolDavenport
(Davenport, Iowa)
Career history
As coach
1923Rock Island Independents
As player
1920Cleveland Tigers
1921–1922Dayton Triangles
1923Rock Island Independents
1924Dayton Triangles
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus All-American (1917)
  • Collyer's Eye second-team All-NFL (1923)
Career stats

References
  1. Herb Sies Past Stats Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Database Football, retrieved July 15, 2009.
  2. All-America Selections Archived 2009-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 NCAA Division I Football Record Book, p. 220, 2008.
  3. Herb Sies Statistics, Pro Football Reference, retrieved July 15, 2009.
  4. Herb Sies Record, Pro Football Reference, retrieved July 15, 2009.
  5. Ohio Tiger Trap, Professional Football Researchers Association, retrieved July 15, 2009.
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